UK Statutory Instrument 1986 United Kingdom

The Insolvency Rules 1986

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This Schedule applies as does Rule 4.72.

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In relation to any meeting at which the Deposit Protection...

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The statement shall contain details of— (a) the names of...

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The Board's statement shall, for the purpose of voting at...

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Any voting rights which a creditor might otherwise exercise at...

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The Board may from time to time submit a further...

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In addition to the items in paragraphs 1 to 3...

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The amounts shown in paragraph 4 are subject to a...

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The rate at which London weighting allowances are payable is...

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s.000

Citation and commencement

s.000

Construction and interpretation

s.000

Extent

s.001

Scope of this Part; interpretation

s.001

Preparation of proposal

s.001

Summoning of meetings under s. 3

s.001

Preparation of proposal and notice to nominee

s.001

Summoning of meetings

s.001

The chairman at meetings

s.001

The chairman as proxy-holder

s.001

Attendance by company officers

s.001

Voting rights (creditors)

s.001

Voting rights (members)

s.001

Requisite majorities (creditors)

s.001

Preparation of proposal

s.001

Requisite majorities (members)

s.001

Proceedings to obtain agreement on the proposal

s.001

Resolutions to follow approval

s.001

Hand-over of property

s.001

Report of meetings

s.001

Revocation or suspension of the arrangement

s.001

Supervisor's accounts and reports

s.001

Production of accounts and records to Secretary of State

s.001

Fees, costs, charges and expenses

s.001

Completion of the arrangement

s.001

Contents of proposal

s.001

False representations,

s.001

Notice to intended nominee

s.001

Statement of affairs

s.001

Additional disclosure for assistance of nominee

s.001

Nominee's report on the proposal

s.001

Replacement of nominee

s.001

Summoning of meetings under s. 3

s.002

Affidavit to support petition

s.002

Notice and advertisement of administration order

s.002

Notice requiring statement of affairs

s.002

Verification and filing

s.002

Limited disclosure

s.002

Release from duty to submit statement of affairs; extension of time

s.002

Expenses of statement of affairs

s.002

Statement to be annexed to proposals

s.002

Notice to members of proposals to creditors

s.002

Meeting to consider administrator's proposals

s.002

Creditors' meetings generally

s.002

Independent report on company's affairs

s.002

The chairman at meetings

s.002

Meeting requisitioned by creditors

s.002

Entitlement to vote

s.002

Admission and rejection of claims

s.002

Secured creditors

s.002

Holders of negotiable instruments

s.002

Retention of title creditors

s.002

Hire-purchase, conditional sale and chattel leasing agreements

s.002

Resolutions and minutes

s.002

Reports and notices under sections 23 and 25

s.002

Contents of affidavit

s.002

Notices to creditors

s.002

Venue and conduct of company meeting

s.002

Constitution of committee

s.002

Formalities of establishment

s.002

Functions and meetings of the committee

s.002

The chairman at meetings

s.002

Quorum

s.002

Committee-members' representatives

s.002

Resignation

s.002

Termination of membership

s.002

Form of petition

s.002

Removal

s.002

Vacancies

s.002

Procedure at meetings

s.002

Resolutions by post

s.002

Information from administrator

s.002

Expenses of members

s.002

Members' dealings with the company

s.002

Formal defects

s.002

Fixing of remuneration

s.002

Recourse to meeting of creditors

s.002

Recourse to the court

s.002

Filing of petition

s.002

Creditors' claim that remuneration is excessive

s.002

Disposal of charged property, etc

s.002

Abstract of receipts and payments

s.002

Resignation

s.002

Administrator deceased

s.002

Order filling vacancy

s.002

Issue of certificate of insolvency

s.002

Notice to creditors

s.002

Preservation of certificate with company's records

s.002

Service of petition

s.002

Notice to sheriff, etc

s.002

Manner in which service to be effected

s.002

Proof of service

s.002

The hearing

s.003

Acceptance and confirmation of acceptance of appointment

s.003

The chairman at the meeting

s.003

Voting rights

s.003

Admission and rejection of claim

s.003

Quorum

s.003

Adjournment

s.003

Resolutions and minutes

s.003

Constitution of committee

s.003

Formalities of establishment

s.003

Functions and meetings of the committee

s.003

The chairman at meetings

s.003

Notice and advertisement of appointment

s.003

Quorum

s.003

Committee-members' representatives

s.003

Resignation

s.003

Termination of membership

s.003

Removal

s.003

Vacancies

s.003

Procedure at meetings

s.003

Resolutions by post

s.003

Information from receiver

s.003

Expenses of members

s.003

Notice requiring statement of affairs

s.003

Members' dealings with the company

s.003

Formal defects

s.003

Disposal of charged property

s.003

Abstract of receipts and payments

s.003

Resignation

s.003

Receiver deceased

s.003

Vacation of office

s.003

Issue of certificate of insolvency

s.003

Notice to creditors

s.003

Preservation of certificate with company's records

s.003

Verification and filing

s.003

Limited disclosure

s.003

Release from duty to submit statement of affairs; extension of time

s.003

Expenses of statement of affairs

s.003

Report to creditors

s.003

Procedure for summoning meeting under s.48(2)

s.004

Voluntary winding up; winding up by the court

s.004

Other persons to receive copies of petition

s.004

Appointment by creditors or contributories

s.004

Power to fill vacancy in office of liquidator

s.004

Appointment by creditors or by the company

s.004

Appointment by the court

s.004

Appointment by the court

s.004

Appointment by Secretary of State

s.004

Authentication of liquidator's appointment

s.004

Appointment to be advertised and registered

s.004

Hand-over of assets to liquidator

s.004

Creditors' meeting to receive liquidator's resignation

s.004

Action following acceptance of resignation

s.004

Advertisement of petition

s.004

Action following acceptance of resignation

s.004

Leave to resign granted by the court

s.004

Advertisement of resignation

s.004

Meeting of creditors to remove liquidator

s.004

Meeting of creditors to remove liquidator

s.004

Court's power to regulate meetings under Rules 4.113, 4.114-CVL

s.004

Procedure on removal

s.004

Procedure on removal

s.004

Advertisement of removal

s.004

Removal of liquidator by the court

s.004

Verification of petition

s.004

Removal of liquidator by the court

s.004

Release of resigning or removed liquidator

s.004

Release of resigning or removed liquidator

s.004

Removal of liquidator by Secretary of State

s.004

Release of official receiver

s.004

Final meeting

s.004

Final meeting

s.004

Fixing of remuneration

s.004

Other matters affecting remuneration

s.004

Recourse of liquidator to meeting of creditors

s.004

Persons entitled to copy of petition

s.004

Recourse to the court

s.004

Creditors' claim that remuneration is excessive

s.004

Liquidator deceased

s.004

Liquidator deceased

s.004

Loss of qualification as insolvency practitioner

s.004

Loss of qualification as insolvency practitioner

s.004

Vacation of office on making of winding-up order

s.004

Notice to official receiver of intention to vacate office (NO CVL APPLICATION)

s.004

Liquidator's duties on vacating office

s.004

Appointment by the company

s.004

Certificate of compliance

s.004

Appointment by the court

s.004

Authentication of liquidator's appointment

s.004

Company meeting to receive liquidator's resignation

s.004

Removal of liquidator by the court

s.004

Release of resigning or removed liquidator

s.004

Liquidator deceased

s.004

Loss of qualification as insolvency practitioner

s.004

Vacation of office on making of winding-up order

s.004

Liquidator's duties on vacating office

s.004

Remuneration of liquidator in members' voluntary winding up

s.004

Power of court to set aside certain transactions

s.004

Leave for petitioner to withdraw

s.004

Rule against solicitation

s.004

Preliminary

s.004

Membership of committee

s.004

Formalities of establishment

s.004

Committee established by contributories

s.004

Obligations of liquidator to committee

s.004

Meetings of the committee

s.004

The chairman at meetings

s.004

Quorum

s.004

Committee-members' representatives

s.004

Notice of appearance

s.004

Resignation

s.004

Termination of membership

s.004

Removal

s.004

Vacancy (creditor members)

s.004

Vacancy (contributory members)

s.004

Voting rights and resolutions

s.004

Voting rights and resolutions

s.004

Resolutions by post

s.004

Liquidator's reports

s.004

Expenses of members, etc

s.004

List of appearances

s.004

Dealings by committee-members and others

s.004

Composition of committee when creditors paid in full

s.004

Committee's functions vested in Secretary of State

s.004

Formal defects

s.004

Preliminary

s.004

Continuation of creditors' committee

s.004

Membership of committee

s.004

Liquidator's certificate

s.004

Obligations of liquidator to committee

s.004

Application of Chapter 12

s.004

General duties of liquidator

s.004

Affidavit in opposition

s.004

Manner of distributing assets

s.004

Debts of insolvent company to rank equally

s.004

Supplementary provisions as to dividend

s.004

Distribution in members' voluntary winding up (NO CVL APPLICATION)

s.004

Division of unsold assets

s.004

General powers of liquidator

s.004

Enforced delivery up of company's property

s.004

Final distribution

s.004

Liquidator's notice of disclaimer

s.004

Communication of disclaimer to persons interested

s.004

Additional notices

s.004

Substitution of creditor or contributory for petitioner

s.004

Duty to keep court informed

s.004

Application by interested party under s.178(5)

s.004

Interest in property to be declared on request

s.004

Disclaimer presumed valid and effective

s.004

Application for exercise of court's powers under s. 181

s.004

Preliminary

s.004

Duty of liquidator to settle list

s.004

Form of list

s.004

Procedure for settling list

s.004

Application to court for variation of the list

s.004

Winding up by the court: the various forms of petition (NO CVL APPLICATION)

s.004

Notice and settling of winding-up order

s.004

Variation of, or addition to, the list

s.004

Costs not to fall on official receiver

s.004

Calls by liquidator

s.004

Control by liquidation committee

s.004

Application to court for leave to make a call

s.004

Making and enforcement of the call

s.004

Appointment and remuneration

s.004

Security

s.004

Failure to give or keep up security

s.004

Accounting

s.004

Transmission and advertisement of order

s.004

Termination of appointment

s.004

Order for public examination

s.004

Notice of hearing

s.004

Order on request by creditors or contributories

s.004

Witness unfit for examination

s.004

Procedure at hearing

s.004

Adjournment

s.004

Expenses of examination

s.004

General rule as to priority

s.004

Winding up commencing as voluntary

s.004

Expenses of voluntary arrangement

s.004

Presentation and service of petition

s.004

Saving for powers of the court

s.004

Application to court for order authorising return

s.004

Procedure for return

s.004

Statements to registrar of companies under s.192

s.004

Secretary of State's directions under ss.203, 205

s.004

Procedure following appeal under s.203(4) or 205(4)

s.004

Preliminary

s.004

Application for leave under s.216(3)

s.004

First excepted case

s.004

Second excepted case

s.004

Return of petition

s.004

Third excepted case

s.004

Application of Rules in Chapter 3

s.004

Appointment of provisional liquidator

s.004

Notice of appointment

s.004

Order of appointment

s.004

Deposit

s.004

Security

s.004

Failure to give or keep up security

s.004

Time-limits

s.004

Remuneration

s.004

Termination of appointment

s.004

Notice requiring statement of affairs

s.004

Verification and filing

s.004

Copy statement of affairs

s.004

Statement of affairs

s.004

Limited disclosure

s.004

Release from duty to submit statement of affairs; extension of time

s.004

Expenses of statement of affairs

s.004

Expenses of statement of affairs

s.004

Submission of accounts

s.004

Preliminary

s.004

Submission of accounts

s.004

Expenses of preparing accounts

s.004

Further disclosure

s.004

Reports by official receiver

s.004

Meaning of “creditors”

s.004

Report where statement of affairs lodged

s.004

Statement of affairs dispensed with

s.004

General rule as to reporting

s.004

Winding up stayed

s.004

Further information where liquidation follows administration

s.004

Information to creditors and contributories

s.004

Form and content of statutory demand

s.004

First meetings

s.004

First meeting of creditors

s.004

Business at first meetings in the liquidation

s.004

Effect of adjournment of company meeting

s.004

Report by director, etc.

s.004

Business at meeting under s. 95 or 98

s.004

General power to call meetings

s.004

The chairman at meetings

s.004

The chairman at meetings

s.004

Requisitioned meetings

s.004

Attendance at meetings of company's personnel

s.004

Notice of meetings by advertisement only

s.004

Information to be given in statutory demand

s.004

Venue

s.004

Expenses of summoning meetings

s.004

Expenses of meeting under s. 98

s.004

Resolutions

s.004

Chairman of meeting as proxy-holder

s.004

Suspension and adjournment

s.004

Quorum

s.004

Entitlement to vote (creditors)

s.004

Chairman's discretion to allow vote

s.004

Entitlement to vote (contributories)

s.004

Presentation and filing of petition

s.004

Admission and rejection of proof (creditors' meeting)

s.004

Record of proceedings

s.004

Additional provisions as regards certain meetings

s.004

Meaning of “prove”

s.004

Supply of forms

s.004

Contents of proof

s.004

Particulars of creditor's claim

s.004

Claim established by affidavit

s.004

Cost of proving

s.004

Liquidator to allow inspection of proofs

s.004

Service of petition

s.004

Transmission of proofs to liquidator

s.004

New liquidator appointed

s.004

Admission and rejection of proofs for dividend

s.004

Appeal against decision on proof

s.004

Withdrawal or variation of proof

s.004

Expunging of proof by the court

s.004

Estimate of quantum

s.004

Negotiable instruments, etc

s.004

Secured creditors

s.004

Discounts

s.004

Proof of service

s.004

Mutual credit and set-off

s.004

Debt in foreign currency

s.004

Payments of a periodical nature

s.004

Interest

s.004

Debt payable at future time

s.004

Value of security

s.004

Surrender for non-disclosure

s.004

Redemption by liquidator

s.004

Test of security's value

s.004

Realisation of security by creditor

s.005

(1) The Rules in this Part apply where a debtor,...

s.005

Nominee's report on the proposal

s.005

Replacement of nominee

s.005

Consideration of nominee's report

s.005

Summoning of creditors' meeting

s.005

Creditors' meeting, supplementary

s.005

The chairman at the meeting

s.005

The chairman as proxy-holder

s.005

Voting rights

s.005

Requisite majorities

s.005

Proceedings to obtain agreement on the proposal

s.005

Preparation of proposal

s.005

Resolutions to follow approval

s.005

Hand-over of property, etc. to supervisor

s.005

Report of creditors' meeting

s.005

Register of voluntary arrangements

s.005

Reports to Secretary of State

s.005

Revocation or suspension of the arrangement

s.005

Supervisor's accounts and reports

s.005

Production of accounts and records to Secretary of State

s.005

Fees, costs, charges and expenses

s.005

Completion of the arrangement

s.005

Contents of proposal

s.005

False representations, etc

s.005

Notice to intended nominee

s.005

Application for interim order

s.005

Court in which application to be made

s.005

Hearing of the application

s.005

Action to follow making of order

s.005

Statement of affairs

s.005

Additional disclosure for assistance of nominee

s.006

Form and content of statutory demand

s.006

Procedure for presentation and filing

s.006

Cost of proving

s.006

Trustee to allow inspection of proofs

s.006

Proof of licensed moneylender

s.006

Transmission of proofs to trustee

s.006

Admission and rejection of proofs for dividend

s.006

Appeal against decision on proof

s.006

Withdrawal or variation of proof

s.006

Expunging of proof by the court

s.006

Negotiable instruments, etc

s.006

Secured creditors

s.006

Proof of service of statutory demand

s.006

Discounts

s.006

Debt in foreign currency

s.006

Payments of a periodical nature

s.006

Interest

s.006

Debt payable at future time

s.006

Value of security

s.006

Surrender for non-disclosure

s.006

Redemption by trustee

s.006

Test of security's value

s.006

Realisation of security by creditor

s.006

Verification of petition

s.006

Appointment by creditors' meeting

s.006

Appointment by the court

s.006

Appointment by Secretary of State

s.006

Authentication of trustee's appointment

s.006

Advertisement of appointment

s.006

Hand-over of estate to trustee

s.006

Creditors' meeting to receive trustee's resignation

s.006

Action following acceptance of resignation

s.006

Leave to resign granted by the court

s.006

Meeting of creditors to remove trustee

s.006

Notice to Chief Land Registrar

s.006

Court's power to regulate meeting under Rule 6.129

s.006

Procedure on removal

s.006

Removal of trustee by the court

s.006

Removal of trustee by Secretary of State

s.006

Advertisement of resignation or removal

s.006

Release of resigning or removed trustee

s.006

Release of official receiver

s.006

Final meeting of creditors

s.006

Fixing of remuneration

s.006

Other matters affecting remuneration

s.006

Service of petition

s.006

Recourse of trustee to meeting of creditors

s.006

Recourse to the court

s.006

Creditor's claim that remuneration is excessive

s.006

Trustee deceased

s.006

Loss of qualification as insolvency practitioner

s.006

Notice to official receiver of intention to vacate office

s.006

Trustee's duties on vacating office

s.006

Power of court to set aside certain transactions

s.006

Rule against solicitation

s.006

Enforcement of trustee's obligations to official receiver

s.006

Proof of service

s.006

Membership of creditors' committee

s.006

Formalities of establishment

s.006

Obligations of trustee to committee

s.006

Meetings of the committee

s.006

The chairman at meetings

s.006

Quorum

s.006

Committee-members' representatives

s.006

Resignation

s.006

Termination of membership

s.006

Removal

s.006

Death of debtor before service

s.006

Vacancies

s.006

Voting rights and resolutions

s.006

Resolutions by post

s.006

Trustee's reports

s.006

Expenses of members etc

s.006

Dealings by committee-members and others

s.006

Committee's functions vested in Secretary of State

s.006

Appointment and remuneration

s.006

Security

s.006

Failure to give or keep up security

s.006

Security for costs (s. 268(2) only)

s.006

Accounting

s.006

Termination of appointment

s.006

Order for public examination

s.006

Order on request by creditors

s.006

Bankrupt unfit for examination

s.006

Procedure at hearing

s.006

Adjournment

s.006

Expenses of examination

s.006

Trustee's notice of disclaimer

s.006

Communication of disclaimer to persons interested

s.006

Hearing of petition

s.006

Additional notices

s.006

Duty to keep court informed

s.006

Application for leave to disclaim

s.006

Application by interested party under s. 316

s.006

Interest in property to be declared on request

s.006

Disclaimer presumed valid and effective

s.006

Application for exercise of court's powers under s.320

s.006

Purchase of replacement property

s.006

Money provided in lieu of sale

s.006

Application for order

s.006

Petition against two or more debtors

s.006

Action to follow making of order

s.006

Variation of order

s.006

Order to payor of income: administration

s.006

Review of order

s.006

Application for order

s.006

Making and service of the order

s.006

Custody of documents

s.006

Claim by mortgagee of land

s.006

Power of court to order sale

s.006

Proceeds of sale

s.006

Information to be given in statutory demand

s.006

Petition by moneylender

s.006

Duties of bankrupt in respect of after-acquired property

s.006

Trustee's recourse to disponee of property

s.006

Expenses of getting in property for the estate

s.006

Application for leave

s.006

Report of official receiver

s.006

Court's order on application

s.006

Application for annulment

s.006

Report by trustee

s.006

Power of court to stay proceedings

s.006

Notice to creditors who have not proved

s.006

Petition opposed by debtor

s.006

The hearing

s.006

Matters to be proved under s.282(1)(b)

s.006

Notice to creditors

s.006

Annulment under section 261

s.006

Other matters arising on annulment

s.006

Trustee's final account

s.006

Application for suspension of discharge

s.006

Lifting of suspension of discharge

s.006

Application by bankrupt for discharge

s.006

Report of official receiver

s.006

Order of discharge on application

s.006

Amendment of petition

s.006

Certificate of discharge

s.006

Deferment of issue of order pending appeal

s.006

Costs under this Chapter

s.006

Bankrupt's debts surviving discharge

s.006

General rule as to priority

s.006

Scope of this Chapter

s.006

General duty of existing trustee

s.006

Delivery up to later trustee

s.006

Existing trustee's expenses

s.006

Presentation of petition

s.006

Notice by persons intending to appear

s.006

Status and functions of Official Petitioner

s.006

Interim receivership

s.006

Proof of bankruptcy debts and notice of order

s.006

Meetings under the Rules

s.006

Trustee in bankruptcy; creditors' committee; annulment of bankruptcy order

s.006

Bankruptcy of solicitors

s.006

Consolidation of petitions

s.006

Bankrupt's dwelling-house and home

s.006

List of appearances

s.006

Decision on the hearing

s.006

Non-appearance of creditor

s.006

Vacating registration on dismissal of petition

s.006

Extension of time for hearing

s.006

Adjournment

s.006

Requirements as to service

s.006

Substitution of petitioner

s.006

Change of carriage of petition

s.006

Petitioner seeking dismissal or leave to withdraw

s.006

Settlement and content of bankruptcy order

s.006

Action to follow making of order

s.006

Amendment of title of proceedings

s.006

Old bankruptcy notices

s.006

Preliminary

s.006

Identification of debtor

s.006

Admission of insolvency

s.006

Application to set aside statutory demand

s.006

Court in which petition to be filed

s.006

Statement of affairs

s.006

Procedure for presentation and filing

s.006

Notice to Chief Land Registrar

s.006

Report of insolvency practitioner

s.006

Settlement and content of bankruptcy order

s.006

Action to follow making of order

s.006

Expenses of voluntary arrangement

s.006

Amendment of title of proceedings

s.006

Certificate of summary administration

s.006

Duty of official receiver in summary administration

s.006

Hearing of application to set aside

s.006

Revocation of certificate of summary administration

s.006

Application for appointment of interim receiver

s.006

Order of appointment

s.006

Deposit

s.006

Security

s.006

Failure to give or keep up security

s.006

Remuneration

s.006

Termination of appointment

s.006

Preliminary

s.006

The statement of affairs

s.006

Preliminary

s.006

Verification and filing

s.006

Limited disclosure

s.006

Release from duty to submit statement of affairs; extension of time

s.006

Expenses of statement of affairs

s.006

Requirement to submit accounts

s.006

Submission and filing of accounts

s.006

Further disclosure

s.006

Preliminary

s.006

Contents of statement

s.006

Requirement to submit accounts

s.006

Identification of debtor

s.006

Submission and filing of accounts

s.006

Expenses of preparing accounts

s.006

Further disclosure

s.006

General duty of official receiver

s.006

Those entitled to be informed

s.006

Report where statement of affairs lodged

s.006

Statement of affairs dispensed with

s.006

General rule as to reporting

s.006

Bankruptcy order annulled

s.006

First meeting of creditors

s.006

Identification of debt

s.006

Business at first meeting

s.006

General power to call meetings

s.006

The chairman at a meeting

s.006

Requisitioned meetings

s.006

Attendance at meeting of bankrupt, etc

s.006

Notice of meetings by advertisement only

s.006

Venue of meetings

s.006

Expenses of summoning meetings

s.006

Resolutions

s.006

Chairman of meeting as proxy-holder

s.006

Court in which petition to be presented

s.006

Suspension of meeting

s.006

Adjournment

s.006

Quorum

s.006

Entitlement to vote

s.006

Admission and rejection of proof

s.006

Record of proceedings

s.006

Meaning of “prove”

s.006

Supply of forms

s.006

Contents of proof

s.006

Claim established by affidavit

s.007

Preliminary

s.007

Adjournment of hearing; directions

s.007

General power of transfer

s.007

Proceedings commenced in wrong court

s.007

Applications for transfer

s.007

Procedure following order for transfer

s.007

Consequential transfer of other proceedings

s.007

Nomination and appointment of shorthand writers

s.007

Remuneration

s.007

Cost of shorthand note

s.007

Enforcement of court orders

s.007

Interpretation

s.007

Orders enforcing compliance with the Rules

s.007

Warrants (general provisions)

s.007

Warrants under ss.134, 364

s.007

Warrants under ss.236, 366

s.007

Execution of warrants outside court's district

s.007

Warrants under s.365

s.007

Title of proceedings

s.007

Court records

s.007

Inspection of records

s.007

Returns to Secretary of State

s.007

Form and contents of application

s.007

File of court proceedings

s.007

Right to inspect the file

s.007

Filing of Gazette notices and advertisements

s.007

Application of Rules of Supreme Court and County Court Rules

s.007

Requirement to tax costs

s.007

Procedure where taxation required

s.007

Costs of sheriff

s.007

Petitions presented by insolvents

s.007

Costs paid otherwise than out of the insolvent estate

s.007

Award of costs against official receiver or responsible insolvency practitioner

s.007

Filing and service of application

s.007

Applications for costs

s.007

Costs and expenses of witnesses

s.007

Certificate of taxation

s.007

Introductory

s.007

Appointment of another person to act

s.007

Affidavit in support of application

s.007

Service of notices following appointment

s.007

Appeals and reviews of court orders (winding up)

s.007

Appeals in bankruptcy

s.007

Procedure on appeal

s.007

Other hearings ex parte

s.007

Appeal against decision of Secretary of State or official receiver

s.007

Principal court rules and practice to apply

s.007

Right of audience

s.007

Right of attendance (company insolvency)

s.007

Insolvency practitioner's solicitor

s.007

Formal defects

s.007

Restriction on concurrent proceedings and remedies

s.007

Affidavits

s.007

Security in court

s.007

Payment into court

s.007

Hearing of application

s.007

Discovery

s.007

Office copies of documents

s.007

Use of affidavit evidence

s.007

Filing and service of affidavits

s.007

Use of reports

s.008

Definition of “proxy”

s.008

Issue and use of forms

s.008

Use of proxies at meetings

s.008

Retention of proxies

s.008

Right of inspection

s.008

Proxy-holder with financial interest

s.008

Company representation

s.009

Preliminary

s.009

Form and contents of application

s.009

Order for examination, etc

s.009

Procedure for examination

s.009

Record of examination

s.009

Costs of proceedings under ss.236, 366

s.010

Appointment of official receivers

s.010

Persons entitled to act on official receiver's behalf

s.010

Application for directions

s.010

Official receiver's expenses

s.011

Preliminary

s.011

Disqualification from dividend

s.011

Assignment of right to dividend

s.011

Preferential creditors

s.011

Debt payable at future time

s.011

Notice of intended dividend

s.011

Final admission/rejection of proofs

s.011

Postponement or cancellation of dividend

s.011

Decision to declare dividend

s.011

Notice of declaration

s.011

Notice of no, or no further, dividend

s.011

Proof altered after payment of dividend

s.011

Secured creditors

s.012

Power of Secretary of State to regulate certain matters

s.012

Service by post

s.012

General provisions as to service

s.012

Service outside the jurisdiction

s.012

Confidentiality of documents

s.012

Notices sent simultaneously to the same person

s.012

Right to copy documents

s.012

Charge for copy documents

s.012

Non-receipt of notice of meeting

s.012

Right to have list of creditors

s.012

False claim of status as creditor, etc

s.012

Execution overtaken by judgment debtor's insolvency

s.012

Costs, expenses, etc

s.012

The Gazette

s.012

Punishment of offences

s.012

Provable debts

s.012

Notices

s.012

Quorum at meeting of creditors or contributories

s.012

Evidence of proceedings at meetings

s.012

Documents issuing from Secretary of State

s.012

Forms for use in insolvency proceedings

s.012

Insolvency practitioner's security

s.012

Time-limits

s.013

Introductory

s.013

“Petitioner”

s.013

“The appropriate fee”

s.013

“Debt”, “liability” (winding up)

s.013

Expressions used generally

s.013

Application

s.013

“The court”; “the registrar”

s.013

“Give notice”, etc

s.013

Notice, etc. to solicitors

s.013

Notice to joint liquidators, joint trustees, etc

s.013

“Venue”

s.013

“Insolvency proceedings”

s.013

“Insolvent estate”

s.013

“Responsible insolvency practitioner”, etc

Enforcement and responsible bodies

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